Indonesia · Island occurrence guide

Borneo

90 existing species accounts name this island or island group. This index shows the current sourced collection, not a complete island checklist.

Kalimantan · Regional landscape

Place the record in context.

The Betung Kerihun–Danau Sentarum biosphere landscape brings together mountain and lowland rainforest with lakes and swamps. It is one example of the varied environments within Indonesian Borneo.

This describes the wider region. Local vegetation and the habitat of an individual species require their own evidence.

The wider region

Kalimantan

The Indonesian portion of Borneo; Malaysian states and Brunei are outside this chapter.

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Gold: islands with records in this collection. Coastlines show geography, not the range of any individual species. Only Indonesian territory is highlighted.

Landscape context

Read the habitats.

These guides describe documented environments in the wider Kalimantan region. They do not assign every listed species to every habitat or protected site.

Read the original scope

Behind the occurrence.

Choose an account recorded in Borneo. Its country-level evidence retains the named islands and qualifications; it is not a record of a sighting at an exact map point.

The shared collection

Snakes recorded here.

Each card opens the same species account used by the country lists. A shared island record does not imply occurrence in all countries sharing that island.

90 records
Acrochordus granulatus Portrait001
Little filesnake

Acrochordus granulatus

(SCHNEIDER, 1799)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
AcrochordidaeRead account
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002
Javan File Snake

Acrochordus javanicus

HORNSTEDT, 1787

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
AcrochordidaeRead account
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003
Speckle-headed Whipsnake

Ahaetulla fasciolata

(FISCHER, 1885)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Ahaetulla prasina Portrait004
Gunther’s whip snake

Ahaetulla prasina

(BOIE, 1827)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Mildly venomousHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
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005
Spine-tailed seasnake

Aipysurus eydouxii

(GRAY, 1849)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ElapidaeRead account
Aplopeltura boa Portrait006
Blunthead Slug Snake

Aplopeltura boa

(BOIE, 1828)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
PareidaeRead account
Image not yet added
007
Müller’s Blind Snake

Argyrophis muelleri

(SCHLEGEL, 1839)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
TyphlopidaeRead account
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008
Smooth Slug Snake

Asthenodipsas laevis

(BOIE, 1827)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
PareidaeRead account
Boiga cynodon Portrait009
Dog-toothed Cat Snake

Boiga cynodon

(BOIE, 1827)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venomous · rear-fangedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Boiga dendrophila010
Gold-ringed Cat Snake

Boiga dendrophila

(BOIE, 1827)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venomous · rear-fangedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Neurotoxic · bird-selective denmotoxin (laboratory)
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Boiga drapiezii011
White-spotted Cat Snake

Boiga drapiezii

(BOIE, 1827)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venomous · rear-fangedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Image not yet added
012
Jasper Cat Snake

Boiga jaspidea

(DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Image not yet added
013
Black-headed Cat Snake

Boiga nigriceps

(GÜNTHER, 1863)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Image not yet added
014
Banded Krait

Bungarus fasciatus

(SCHNEIDER, 1801)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ElapidaeRead account
Image not yet added
015
Red-headed Krait

Bungarus flaviceps

REINHARDT, 1843

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ElapidaeRead account
Image not yet added
016

Calamaria battersbyi

INGER & MARX, 1965

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Borneo
ColubridaeRead account
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017
Two-colored Dwarf Snake

Calamaria bicolor

DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Image not yet added
018

Calamaria borneensis

BLEEKER, 1860

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Image not yet added
019

Calamaria everetti

BOULENGER, 1893

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Non-venomousNon-venomous does not mean safe to handle
Known venom effects
Not applicable · non-venomous
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Image not yet added
020

Calamaria grabowskyi

FISCHER, 1885

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Image not yet added
021

Calamaria hilleniusi

INGER & MARX, 1965

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Image not yet added
022
Ampat Lawang Dwarf Snake

Calamaria leucogaster

BLEEKER, 1860

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Image not yet added
023
Lowi’s Reed Snake

Calamaria lovii

BOULENGER, 1887

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Calamaria lumbricoidea024
Variable Reed Snake

Calamaria lumbricoidea

BOIE, 1827

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Non-venomousNon-venomous does not mean safe to handle
Known venom effects
Not applicable · non-venomous
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account

Landscape references

Sources checked 7 October 2026. Taxonomic and distribution treatments may change.

  1. Betung Kerihun and Danau Sentarum National Parks — Biosphere reserve

Species distribution sources are provided separately in the evidence panel and each species account.